title: Introduction: Overview of efforts and lessons learned.
authors.forename: Greg
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Maynard
authors.forename: Guillermo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Umpierrez
mesh_terms: D026683:Advisory Committees; D019985:Benchmarking; D003245:Consensus Statements as Topic; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007297:Inpatients; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000592:standards*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D017749:Total Quality Management; D014481:United States